Addictions

• Individual addictions counselling

To screen and assess clients for addictions response services and then to provide direct support to community members and their families with addictions issues using the 12 core functions of addictions services.

• Family Intervention

Upon request from family members, to collaborate with the family to provide an addictions intervention to a client suffering from an addictions issue

• Family counselling

To provide addictions education, support and counselling to families and significant others with loved ones dealing with addictions issues.

• Couples counselling

To provide addictions education, support and counselling to couples dealing with addictions issues

• Addictions Consultation

To provide support and consultation to any related services, programs, organization, projects and activities in the area of addictions

• Clients with a mental health and substance abuse problem

To provide education, support and counselling to clients and families dealing with an addictions issue and a concurrent mental health disorder.

The following is offered only on an “as needed” basis with sufficient amount of people and client preparedness

• Adult Children of Alcoholics

To provide addictions support to adult dependents of Alcoholics in an individual or group setting

• Nutrition Recovery Group

To provide nutritional support to alcoholics/addicts in recovery in a group setting.

• Introduction to the 12 Steps

To provide a support group to individuals new to a recovery programs

• Ionkwatakitakhe “Walking a Good Path Together” group

To provide education and support to parents of children with substance use issues.

• Aftercare Group

To provide education, support and relapse prevention to clients recently completing a treatment program.

Receives all calls for services, provide immediate support to clients when necessary and to refer clients to appropriate KSCS Prevention and Support resources.

This is a list of topics we are currently prepared to offer as groups on an “as needed” basis” with sufficient amount of people and client preparedness

• Sexual Abuse Survivor
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
• Parenting Teens
• How To Talk So Kids Will Listen
• Sensitivity Skills
• Abusive Relationship
• Moon Ceremonies
• Grief Support Group (Death and Loss)
• Divorce and Separation
• Pregnancy Loss Support Grp.

KSCS Prevention based initiative whose primary goals are to provide information and education to individuals and community organizations, by providing trainings and support regarding fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), healthy sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and suicide awareness.

Shakotisnien:nens- Support Counselors

One on one counseling

Individual counseling offered to clients where by a service plan is developed to offer support to various individual issues. Some areas: stress management, depression, anxiety, self esteem etc. Support can be given through traditional approaches as well as more contemporary delivery methods

Crisis Intervention

To support individual with support of listening, talking, sharing immediate issues. Able to respond to crisis immediately in the community

Couple and Family Counseling

To provide counseling services to couples and their families. To provide a safe and comfortable environment for Kahnawa’kehró:non.

Anger management

Individual anger management sessions provided to help support and provide guidance to individuals. In collaboration with Support services, is provided as individual need or group basis (as needed).

Shakotisnien:nens - Support Counselors One on one counseling and individual counseling is offered to clients whereby a service plan is developed to offer support to various individual issues. Some areas:

• stress management
• depression
• anxiety
• self esteem etc.

Support can be given through traditional approaches as well as more contemporary delivery methods Sweats Individual sweats for one’s issues. Provided by traditional staff. Each individual is assessed and an individual service plan is developed with the individual and worker together. Traditional Cultural Teachings The traditional component of the Family and Wellness Center provides a variety of support services to enhance and or to heal the individual person, using both natural and spiritual realms of Iroquois teachings Crisis Intervention To support the individual with support through listening, talking, and sharing immediate issues. We are able to respond to crisis immediately in the community Couple and Family Counseling To provide counseling services to couples and their families. To provide a safe and comfortable environment for Kahnawa’kehró:non.

Is a prevention workshop that provides participants the skills to identify different drug categories, It also offers solutions for prevention/ interventions.

Is a Community Campaign designed to educate the community on Drinking and Driving.  It also encourages community to take back responsibility for making our roads safer by reporting suspected DUI drivers.

Is designed to promote responsible drinking and to keep drivers under the influence off our roads  at the same time encourages Kahnawake organizations and businesses to offer designated driver program.

The FASD program addresses a number of health problems that are associated with alcohol use by mothers during pregnancy, by providing support to families and individuals.